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Stephen Colbert

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Kimmel Is Filling the Colbert Void

Now that Stephen Colbert has exited the late night cage match, one Jimmy has been collecting the spoils. But a strong NBA lead-in and shared political leanings are giving ABC an early advantage—and could reverberate across YouTube and beyond.
Matthew Belloni • June 12, 2026
Dylan Byers • May 25, 2026
Life of Byron
Byron Allen
Byron Allen, the stand-up comic turned consummate media-deal hunter, defends his post-Colbert CBS late-night deal, his investing philosophy, and his ambition to somehow make BuzzFeed a YouTube competitor.
Dylan Byers • February 20, 2026
The Colbert Market
Stephen Colbert
While Trump sics the F.C.C.’s attack dog on the late-night shows, he’s giving Colbert, Kimmel, and Meyers the relevance they’ve been steadily leaching over the past decade or so. While democracy’s defenders will correctly cry foul, you have to ask: Where would late-night comedy be without Trump?
James Talarico, Jasmine Crockett
Abby Livingston • February 19, 2026
Jasmine Crockett Counter Theories
For a moment, the Texas Senate primary seemed straightforward for Democrats. But while James Talarico has capitalized on his Colbert media moment and a commanding financial lead, Crockett’s strong polling and social media recognition will keep the party guessing until the end.
Anderson Cooper
Dylan Byers • February 18, 2026
Anderson of Anarchy
CBS News was abuzz in all the wrong ways again this week as Anderson Cooper announced his departure from ’60 Minutes.’ But the real story at CBS is not Cooper’s martyrdom (Colbert has that covered), it’s what his exit portends for the show’s future and the coming exodus of news talent.
Lorne Michaels
Matthew Belloni • August 22, 2025
Lorne Michaels Speaks! Colbert, Trump, ‘SNL50’ Secrets, and the New Season
In a rare interview, the 80-year-old SNL creator promises a major shake-up to the cast, reflects on The Late Show’s cancellation (and the impact on Seth Meyers and Jimmy Fallon at NBC), and weighs the pressures of producing late-night TV in the Trump era.
Jeff Shell
Dylan Byers • July 25, 2025
Dirty Skydancing
While the media universe overanalyzes the free speech implications of the tediously drawn out Paramount-Skydance merger—the Colbert-Carr-‘South Park’ of it all—CBS rank and file are pondering a simpler question: Who’s gonna fix the evening news?
Stephen Colbert
Kim Masters • July 22, 2025
In Colbert Blood
CBS’s decision to cancel ‘The Late Show’ has shaken a town beset by fears regarding industry economics and the cozy dealmaking between Trump and the Ellisons. Will the creative community revolt?
Stephen Colbert
Dylan Byers • July 18, 2025
Colbert in the Bardo & Substack’s Next Chapter
News and notes on the latest media industry talking points: The timing, optics, and insider drama following CBS’s abrupt decision to cancel ‘The Late Show’ as the Paramount deal approaches the finish line; and what to make of Substack’s $1.1 billion valuation in a round led by The Chernin Group.
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Matthew Belloni • July 18, 2025
CBS in Distress: Colbert’s Exit & The Rhodes-Weiss Era
As Paramount prepares to remake itself, David Rhodes has emerged as a likely successor at CBS News, possibly advised by Bari Weiss. And company insiders suggest that the Colbert cancellation was purely economic, but is that buyable?